Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina
"Opera in 5 Acts"
Overview
Kent Nagano superbly masters the challenges presented by this score, shapes the dynamics with subtle intensity, and casts the score in a mellow glow. As Marfa, the spurned lover of Ivan Khovansky‘s son Andrei, Doris Soffel unfolds such a rich palette of sonorities, from the pathos of the lower ranges to shaded discant heights, that “one is tempted to speak of a Russian mezzo”. The final chorus, which Mussorgsky did not compose, is played in the orchestrally transparent version of Igor Stravinsky – the third great Russian composer who contributed to making “Khovanshchina“ a timeless, gripping stage work. With his stripped-down sets and historicising costumes, director Dmitri Tcherniakov, one of the new voices of contemporary Russian theatre, builds a bridge to the political present. A lesson in history and music!
About Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina (2012)
Released in 2012, Mussorgsky: Khovanshchina is a music film from EuroArts (DE). It was directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov and Karina Fibich and written by Modeste Moussorgsky. The cast is led by Paata Burchuladze, Klaus Florian Vogt, John Daszak, Valeri Alexejev and Anatoli Kotscherga. With a runtime of 2h 52m, the film is available in full HD.
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